Pants presser



March i7, 1936.

c. BOYLE 2,034,13

PANTS PRESSER Filed May 9, 1935 VTZ ' 2 sheets-sheet 1 I nven lor 'Marchi7, w36.

c. BOYLE 2,034,130

PANTSPRESSER Filed May '9, 1935 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 17, 1936UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE PANTS PRESSER Cluster Boyle, Cambridge, OhioApplication May 9, 1935, Serial No. 20,659 1 Claim. (Cl. 223-63) Thisinvention appertains to new and useful link structures consists of apair of link sections improvements in pants pressers of the insertableI5 I5 pivotally connected together at their intypg ner ends as at I6 bya pin which in the case of The principal object of the present inventionis the link structure at the narrow end of the press- 5 to provide .apresser of the insertable type whereer also extends through an eye, I1of the elon- 5 in spring means is employed for normally maingated rodI8, which rod carries a frusto-conical taining the presser in expandedposition. shaped enlargement I9 thereon with which the Another importantobject of the invention is to hook of the rockable latch member 2| isenprovide a pants presser of the spring expanded gageable. The pivotallatch member 2| is piviu type wherein novel latch means is employed forotally connected by the pin 22 to the carrier 23 10 normally maintainingthe presser members conon the link structure I4 at the broad end of thetracted while inserting or removing the presser presser. Theaforementioned rod I8 extends with respect to a pants leg. through thiscarrier 23 and is equipped with a These and various otherimportantobjects of iinger ring 24 at its remaining end. This carrier l5 theinvention will become apparent to the reader 23 is in the form of an Hstructure as shown in 15 of the following specication. Figure 5 with thelink membersI5 I5 engaging In the drawings: at their inner ends into theendportions thereof Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the presser.where they are pivotally secured as at Ita-|641. Figure 2 is alongitudinal sectional view taken It can now be seen that the tendencyof the 20 substantially on line 2 2 of Figure 1. springs I2 is to expandthe presser to the pcsi- 20 Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of one ofthe tion shown in Figure 1. However, by pushing inpresser rails takensubstantially on line 3 3 of wardly on the carrier 23 and pullingoutwardly Figure l. on the rod I8 by the ring 24 both link structuresFigure 4 is an enlarged sectional view through I4 will be collapsed andby engaging the catch 2I 25 the latch means. with the enlargement I9 thepresser can be re- 25 Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantiallytained in this collapsed position. on line 5 5 of Figure l. While theforegoing specification sets forth Figure 6 is a sectional view takensubstantially the invention in specific terms, it is to be underon line6 6 of Figure 4. stood that numerous changes in the shape, size,

: Referring to the drawings wherein like nuand materials may be resortedto'without depart- 30 merals designate like parts, it can be seen thating from the spirit and scope of the invention as numerals 5 6 representthe presser rails, .each claimed hereinafter.

of which consists of an elongated strip of sheet Having described theinvention, what is metal bent at intermedia longitudinal points, claimedas new is: as at 1, to form a pair of diverging side walls In a pantspresser, a pair of side members, an 35 8 8, the longitudinal edgeportions of which are elongated pull rod, pivotal link members betweenbent inwardly as at 9 in substantially parallel the side members at oneof their ends and one relation to each other. Through the side walls endof the said pull rod, a carrier block, link 8 8 and the edge portions 99 the pin members members between the remaining' ends of the said I0 aredisposed and extend through the eyes II side members and the saidcarrier block, spring 40 at the ends of the elongated spring members I2means between the side members for spreading which are coiled at theirintermediate points as the same apart and latch means carried by the atI3. said block for engagement with the rod to hold As is clearly shownin Figure 1, the link strucsaid rod in position maintaining the sidememture generally referred to by numeral I4 is probers in contractedrelation against the tension 45 vided at each end of the presser forconnecting of said spring means. the adjacent ends of the pressers. Eachof these CLUSTER BOYLE.

